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Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the decision by U.S. District Court Judge John Bates to uphold congressional subpoenas in the contempt of Congress citations against former White House Counsel Harriet Miers and current White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten:

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Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi today released the following statement on House passage of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act by a vote of 326 to 102. The legislation grants the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate the advertising, marketing and manufacturing of tobacco products.

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Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon in support of H.R. 4040, the Conference Report on Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act. The legislation passed overwhelmingly with a vote of 424 to 1. Below are the Speaker's remarks:

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Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other House leaders held a photo opportunity with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today. Below are her opening remarks:

"Good afternoon. I'm very pleased and honored to be able to welcome the Prime Minister of Pakistan to the Capitol of the United States. The relationship between our two countries is an important one. Issues like fighting terrorism, stability in South Asia, economic development in Pakistan are important to both our countries.

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Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this morning to support H. Res. 1370, legislation calling on the Chinese government to immediately cease human rights abuses ahead of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. The resolution passed by an overwhelming vote of 419 to1. Below are her remarks:

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Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act, which passed Congress with bipartisan support last week. The bill is being enrolled by the House and the Senate this afternoon and will be sent later today to the President, who has announced that he will sign it into law.

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Washington, D.C. -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced today the fiscal year 2008 Homeland Security grants for the San Francisco Bay Area, including $37 million for Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) and an additional $1.1 million as part of the UASI Nonprofit Security Grant Program:

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Washington, D.C. --- Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement this evening in support of the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde Global Leadership against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria reauthorization act of 2008. The bill, which passed the Senate last week, passed the House this evening by a vote of 303 to 115 and will now go the President for his signature into law.